Beijing.

Looking at the online discussions about “Turn Around to Reach the Shore,” Qiao Liang was indignant.

How could they misinterpret Mr. Pei’s intentions like this?!

Slander, complete and utter slander!

These mindless critics—one look and you could see traces of paid commenters behind them.

Who hired these paid commenters?

It must be those despicable competitors!

These people didn’t put their hearts into making games, they just envied Tenda’s good reputation and high sales, hated that they couldn’t make easy money after Tenda appeared, so they resorted to such extremely underhanded tactics, throwing mud at Tenda.

It was infuriating!

Qiao Liang only regretted that he couldn’t make videos right now to expose these paid commenters’ sinister intentions and vindicate this rare good game.

Fortunately, there was only one day left until his agreement with Mr. Pei.

Tomorrow, Qiao Laoshi will officially return and give those paid commenters and critics a hard blow to the head!

Qiao Liang checked the materials on his computer and the script he had already written.

According to his plan, he would work hard today to produce a new episode of “Masterpiece Works,” giving an overview of the brilliance of “Turn Around to Reach the Shore.”

After that, he would release a complete walkthrough video.

For a game like this, making ten or so videos shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Create a series, show off the results of his suffering during this period, display his skills, and also satisfy the fans who had been waiting so long.

First, the Masterpiece Works, then a series of videos like a dragon.

Perfect!

With this in mind, Qiao Liang began producing his new video.

Masterpiece Works Episode 2: “Turn Around to Reach the Shore,” a hardcore game that questions the self!

All the video materials were already prepared, and the script was almost done. Next came editing, voiceover, and then publishing.

This video’s content didn’t focus entirely on the game’s difficulty, because there had been too many discussions about difficulty online.

In Qiao Liang’s view, many paid commentators and critics concentrated all their criticism on the game’s difficulty. While this was certainly despicable, focusing too much on this point would play right into their trap.

The paid commenters’ goal was to concentrate all discussion on difficulty, demonizing the game’s challenge level, making casual players who weren’t confident in their skills back away.

Dwelling too much on this point would only entrench the concept that “the game is difficult” in people’s minds, making it harder to attract new players.

So, the game’s high difficulty was a natural barrier and the paid commenters’ and critics’ main battlefield.

To defeat these critics and paid commenters, it was necessary to launch a dimensional attack, arguing from a higher dimension about the reasons and significance behind the game’s high difficulty!

After long suffering, Qiao Liang had found this new dimension.

It was the game’s spiritual core!

Combining the game’s spiritual core with its difficulty, this was the true, profound meaning the game wanted to express to players!

Qiao Liang extracted some content he had collected from Endpoint Chinese Web, added some insights gained while playing the game, and incorporated them into his script, completing the content for this episode.

After reviewing it several times, Qiao Liang nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he opened his video editing software.

“Mr. Pei, don’t worry, I’m here to protect you!”

……

October 7th.

Pei Qian was browsing web pages, checking the data situation for “Turn Around to Reach the Shore.”

After all the commotion in the previous period, the forums had finally quieted down somewhat.

After all, a week had passed, those who wanted to buy the game had bought it, those who regretted being tricked had mostly refunded, and some experts were even quietly about to complete the game.

Under these circumstances, ordinary topics could no longer trigger intense debates.

Game promotion always had a golden period. Pei Qian figured that if he could just get through this golden period, the days ahead should be a bit easier.

From the current situation, the online debates about high difficulty have shown an effect, with the sales growth rate slowing down in the past few days.

After all, the current market environment wasn’t so accepting of high-difficulty games, and there were many players with poor gaming skills.

Once a game’s “high difficulty” impression became increasingly ingrained, although it wouldn’t affect reputation, it would still affect sales.

Many players wouldn’t admit they had poor skills, but once they heard a game was torturous, they would vote with their feet and not purchase it.

After all, China had never produced similar Souls-like games before, players hadn’t developed the habit, and the player base that enjoyed suffering was still too small.

The existence of “Salvation” greatly improved this situation, but for Pei Qian, the current situation was still within an acceptable range.

But he couldn’t let his guard down yet.

Because Qiao Laoshi’s video hadn’t been released!

As long as this guy’s video wasn’t out, Pei Qian couldn’t rest easy.

Regarding the video Qiao Laoshi was going to release, Pei Qian had more or less prepared himself mentally.

Pei Qian thought that Qiao Laoshi would most likely release a very detailed walkthrough video, explaining in detail the advantages and disadvantages of various weapons, how to defeat each boss, and so on.

After all, for Qiao Laoshi, this was his biggest advantage compared to other content creators and the easiest content to produce.

If it were this kind of video, the impact wouldn’t be too big for Pei Qian.

Because even if Qiao Laoshi didn’t release it, other experts who completed the game would definitely release something similar—this was inevitable.

Such videos would greatly help players who had already purchased the game but were stuck, or those who planned to experience the game through videos.

But for the game’s sales, it wouldn’t necessarily have much promotional effect.

Pei Qian had considered this point when he invited Qiao Laoshi to try the game, so there shouldn’t be too big of a problem.

As long as the final fortress of “game difficulty” wasn’t breached, Pei Qian could rest easy.

After refreshing AiLiDao’s webpage again, Pei Qian planned to take a short break and watch a drama.

But on the feed page, a new video prominently appeared.

Masterpiece Works Episode 2: “Turn Around to Reach the Shore,” a hardcore game that questions the self!

Pei Qian: “?”

He quickly clicked on it.

In the description was also a small line: “Many players gave up because of this game’s high difficulty, which is truly regrettable. In my opinion, this is not a game that discourages those with poor skills; on the contrary, only players with poor skills can truly appreciate the value of this game!”

Pei Qian: “???”

What the hell?

Only players with poor skills can truly appreciate the value of this game?

What nonsense are you spouting!

You should be cautious with your words! Players’ misinterpretations of the game are your responsibility!

Pei Qian instantly panicked and hurriedly clicked to watch the video.

……

“Hello everyone, I am still your Qiao Laoshi.”

“Since ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore’ was first launched, players have been urging me to release a video.”

“But the video is only coming out today.”

“Did I procrastinate again? No, no, no, quite the opposite. A month ago, when the game was still in development, I had already received an invitation from the officials to experience this game.”

“The reason I’m only releasing the video today is because I promised the design team not to spoil anything for a week after launch, letting everyone wholeheartedly experience the game’s rich connotations.”

“I just didn’t expect everyone to focus on the game’s difficulty while ignoring its rich connotations, which is, I must say, a very regrettable thing.”

“What I want to say is that the game’s difficulty is to better express this game’s connotations.”

“This is not a mediocre work, but a masterpiece game with immersion that surpasses all other games!”

“Esteemed viewers, please let me elaborate!”

After hearing this opening, Pei Qian was stunned.

What the hell? This Qiao Laoshi was completely unpredictable!

Pei Qian had thought Qiao Laoshi would also focus on the game’s difficulty, making the video a walkthrough, focusing more on the game’s combat system and details.

But it wasn’t at all!

It seemed Qiao Laoshi had no intention of dwelling on the game’s difficulty, but instead wanted to focus on its deeper meaning, and even directly praised the game, calling it a game with peak immersion.

Pei Qian himself was confused.

Peak immersion?

Was he talking about “Turn Around to Reach the Shore”?

What kind of immersion did this game have?

The game scenes were so miserable, players went in and were immediately tormented by monsters. How was that immersive?

With deep confusion, Pei Qian continued watching.

“Everyone, please note that the following plot analysis comes mainly from three sources.”

“First, the game details I noticed during my playthrough.”

“Second, the plot settings from the official novel of ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore’ on Endpoint Chinese Web.”

“Third, a series of insights I gained in the process of constantly suffering and constantly improving.”

Among these, the content of the official novel of ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore’ on Endpoint Chinese Web is even richer than the game content itself. I found answers to many of my questions about the game in the novel. If you’re interested in this, you might want to check out this novel.”

“The website address will be published in the pinned comment, please help yourselves.”

Pei Qian shuddered again.

How did Endpoint Chinese Web get involved in this??

Pei Qian knew about the official novel of “Turn Around to Reach the Shore” being published on the Endpoint Chinese Web.

But hadn’t that novel been severely criticized?

Pei Qian had looked at the novel’s comment section before, which was absolute chaos—all kinds of creative insults. He really couldn’t understand how Ma Yang and his team had withstood the pressure and still kept the novel prominently on the website’s homepage.

Pei Qian felt that not only did this novel fail to attract any traffic, but it turned away a large batch of readers, making casual observers suspect that Endpoint Chinese Web was a site that operated behind closed doors and specialized in promoting garbage books.

From this perspective, the novel could also be considered meritorious.

So, Pei Qian hadn’t bothered with this matter.

But now, how had it suddenly caught Qiao Laoshi’s attention??

Pei Qian felt his heart instantly stop, and he hurriedly continued watching.